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Guest blogger Marlan Warren talks about her experiences with the Barnsdall Art Park campaign, and what the future might hold for the beloved cultural facilities.

Four Barnsdall Art Park facilities have been removed from the proposed public/private partnership list by the Los Angeles City Council.  The decision comes after nearly a year of discussions regarding the feasibility of transitioning 14 city-owned cultural centers to public/private partnerships.  Several facilities, including Watts Towers Art Center, have alrea

On Tuesday, February 15th, the LA City Council will hear the motion regarding the removal of the four Barnsdall Art Park facilities from the list of proposed city run facilities to be transitioned to public -private partnerships.

On Tuesday, January 25th, the Arts, Parks, Health & Aging Committee of the LA City Council will hear an updated on the proposed transition of certain city-owned cultural facilities to public/private partnerships.  To view the agenda in PDF format, please click here. 

The ongoing discussion of the proposed transition of certain Los Angeles city-owned cultural facilities to public/private partnerships has been continued for January 25, 2011. 

The Los Angeles City Council agenda for December 7, 2010 includes a motion from Councilmembers Herb Wesson and Tom LaBonge to remove William Grant Still Art Center from the Request for Proposal (RFP) list for the proposed transition of City-owned cultural facilities to public/private partnerships. 

On Wednesday, November 24th, Councilmembers LaBonge and Hahn introduced a motion that instructs the CAO (Chief Administrative Office) to identify funds to ensure the DCA facilities that are being proposed to be partnered out through an RFP process will remain open through June 2011 while the CAO finishes crafting the RFP process.  The motion can be downloade

The Arts, Parks, Health & Aging Committee meeting of the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 included a discussion of the proposed Request for Proposals (RFP) process to pursue public/private partnerships for 15 city-owned cultural facilities.  This issue has been discussed by City Council for several months (please see

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The City Council's Arts, Parks, Health & Aging Committee has scheduled the Cultural Art Facilities issue for discussion at the meeting on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010.  The Committee will hear reports from the Chief Legislative Analyst and the Department of Cultural Affairs relative to the DCA's Request for Proposals to transition Cultural Art Facilities to Public-Private partnerships.  To download the Committee Agenda in